Bibliograph

The Wright brothers, nose-diving into history, Erik Slader and Ben Thompson ; illustrations by Tim Foley

Type

Label

The Wright brothers, nose-diving into history, Erik Slader and Ben Thompson ; illustrations by Tim Foley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-115) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Wright brothers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1042807395

Responsibility statement

Erik Slader and Ben Thompson ; illustrations by Tim Foley

Series statement

Epic fails

Sub title

nose-diving into history

Summary

"Today Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering. They are acknowledged as the first men to successfully achieve powered, piloted flight. But their road to success was far from smooth. The Wright brothers encountered plenty of bumps, bruises, and mechanical failures along the way! ... Ben Thompson and Erik Slader take readers through the Wright brothers' many mishaps and misadventures as they paved the way for modern aviation."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Failure at Kitty Hawk -- Learning to fall -- The problem with gravity -- Orville and Wilbur -- Destiny calls -- The first attempt -- A flight of failure -- If at first you don't succeed ... -- Fourth time's a charm -- It's a bird, it's a biplane! -- The Wright stuff: pioneers of the sky -- Timeline

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification